1. Businesswoman and philanthropist Anita Roddick, who died aged 64 in 2007, founded which well-known cosmetics franchise?

The Body Shop.

2. Brass is an alloy of copper and …?

Zinc.

3. What is the literal meaning of the Italian word linguine?

Little tongues.

4. Better known for creating a famous fictional spook, who wrote the children’s novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

Ian Fleming.

5. In which century did the Irish potato famine occur?

19th century.

6. What is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe? (Bonus point for knowing the capital’s official name until 1982?)

Harare. (Bonus point: Salisbury.)

7. Which has bigger ears – the African or Asian elephant?

African.

8. What is the other common name for vitamin B1?

Thiamine.

9. Star basketballer LeBron James plays for which NBA team?

Cleveland Cavaliers.

10. City of Sydney councillor Christine Forster is the sister of which famous Australian?

Tony Abbott.

Quotes

WORLD

“Such policies should not be considered a model by any country.”

– Zeid Ra’ad Al HusseinThe United Nations high commissioner for human rights is “bewildered” by Australia’s border protection program. While the government has so far been resistant to this sort of “lecturing”, Al Hussein is a Jordanian prince and will accordingly be considered for a knighthood.

LAW

“To behave in such a way seems reckless and it is hard to imagine that it was more than a public relations exercise.”

– Julian AssangeThe WikiLeaks founder complains a Swedish prosecutor cancelled an interview with him over sexual assault charges. Because if there are two things Assange abhors, they are recklessness and public relations exercises.

POLITICS

“Roll out the red carpet for them like it rolled out the red carpet for people smugglers when it was in government.”

– Tony AbbottThe prime minister upbraids Labor for respecting the rule of law over the stripping of citizenship. This floating red carpet sounds alarmingly Arabian.

SPORT

“You get 91,500 people in any space you’re always going to get a few idiots.”

– Daniel AndrewsThe Victorian premier condemns State of Origin fans who booed and yelled during a memorial silence for late Olympic runner Ron Clarke. In cabinet rooms, you can usually narrow those odds.

MUSIC

“Donald Trump was not authorised to use ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in his presidential candidacy announcement.”

– Neil YoungThe musician objects to Trump using his music. But if there’s one song that sums up Trump’s campaign, it is a paean to the forgotten that includes the refrain “Don’t feel like Satan / but I am to them”.

RACE

“I identify as black.”

– Rachel DolezalThe former president of the Spokane branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People talks about resigning her position after it emerged she was not in fact black.